showdown in iowa. major republican candidates running for the gop nomination are on the trail, their attacks are escalating. the central question remains, can any of them catch up to donald trump? and, the worst attacks and two generations. that is that one senior u.s. official described recent assaults in the red sea. what is happening there could have a big impact on your wallet and supply chains. from what you pay at the pump from up by me missing to store shelves. after weeks of seismic rumbling, a volcano in iceland erupts. rivers of lava and smoke billowing over iceland. could it get bad enough to impact international travel? we are following these major developing stories, and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. good afternoon. thank you so much for joining us on new central. i m laura sanchez alongside brian peeler in the nation s capital. all eyes are on the hawkeye state. 2024 presidential primary officially will be underway with the iowa re
in six weeks, come in whatever, well, we ended that. now they want to go back to the levels where we cut those folks that now provide that kind of help. this amounts to $22 billion cut in veterans health care. now they dispute this. they know where their actual proposal or exclusive protection for veterans, but they say it s unusual language we use with presidents these days, they say i m lying when i say that. the truth is, why do so many veterans groups speak out in opposition to the republican proposal, they re not all democrats, they know what s going to happen. folks, that s a game republicans are playing, anytime you single out the impact of their overall cuts, they tell you, no, no, no, it s not true. but they re wrong. they want to protect something. they would have written it down and say we re protecting it. you can t cut this program. you can t cut it. so he can see it. here s another example. under the republican plan, nationwide, 100,000 teachers and support staf
what are you referring to? i said, paul paul, i should have known. what were you referring to? i was referring to paul paul got so many threats. didn t take it serious. think twice about it. just telling him, paul paul, i should have known. i don t specifically remember saying that. but i can clearly hear myself say that. what kind of threats did you understand paul was receiving? paul got he got the most vile threats. i mean, the stuff that was on social media, i mean, it was you couldn t believe it. you couldn t believe it. it was so over the top. truthfully, we didn t think anybody about it. i mean, it was just so crazy that, you know people talking about what he was going to get and how they were going to do this and get him. i mean, it s stuff you really i mean, we disregarded it. it was so over the top. thought it was so over the top. keep going, please. okay. what is her name? maggie. maggie is her name? yes, ma am. okay. when is the last
don t think 2022 was all that great. a recent fox poll shows that just 23% think this last trip around the sun was a good year. as critics point to biden s broken promises. president biden: without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. no progress. extreme maga republicans in congress have chosen to go backwards full of anger, violence, hate and division. it s a bill that will cut your cost of living and reduce inflation. take time to get inflation back to normal levels. a more humane policy based on family yoonfication. don t come. don t leave your town or city or community. molly: the white house is looking at 2022 as a success and making promises for the new year. after building the most significant legislative record we will deliver more for the american people. we ll talk to ronna mcdaniel in a moment. jacque heinrich is live in the virgin islands with the president. 67% of americans say that 2022 was not a good year. a bad year. granted that is down
and tom homan are here to weigh in. but first. our luggage is missing, mia. canceled southwest, hopefully will get a refund. i have three kids. gillian: stranded travelers are begging southwest air to get its act together as the holiday travel meltdown is stretching on yet another day, flights going nowhere. welcome to america reports. gillian turner in washington. great to be with you. anita: always great to spend two hours with you, gillian. john and sandra have the day off. southwest customers are not only struggling, but a good chunk of the hundreds of thousands delayed passengers have no idea where their luggage is. they are desperate to find bags with crucial medicine and baby gear. gillian: those hopes hoping to be rebooked today, not having much luck. more than 2300 southwest flights so far have been canceled already. the airline says the trouble is not going to end most likely until early next week. anita: and the big wigs blame the blizzard for the t